Marshal of the branch

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Marshal of the branch Ма́ршал ро́да во́йск
Small Marshal's Star
Branch specific shoulder boards
Country	Soviet Union
Service branch	Soviet Army  Soviet Air Forces
Rank group	General officer
Rank	Marshal
Formation	1943
Abolished	1991
Next higher rank	Chief marshal of the branch
Next lower rank	Colonel general

Marshal of the branch (or "marshal of the branch of service"; Russian: Ма́ршал ро́да во́йск, romanized: Marshal roda voysk) was from 1943 to 1974 the designation to a separate rank class in the general officer's rank group of the former Soviet Union's armed forces.

However, at that time, marshal of the branch was also the lowest marshal-rank of the Red Army, and later of the Soviet Army. Marshal of the branch was nominally the equivalent rank level to army general. However, general officers on that particular rank were not authorised, competent and mandated to be appointed to, or to act on the position of commander in chief of a big formation or command.